With the Beyoncé Experience in the rear view mirror and the Linkin Park Shanghai concert just around the bend, it’s clear that the old attitudes toward Western-minded cultural events in Shanghai, and mainland China in general, have changed drastically. Just two years ago, the announcement of an Ice-T concert at the now defunct Pegasus […]

Chinese collectors, there’s a new record to beat. The “Red Cliff Handscroll,” the most famous work by Ming Dynasty artist Qiu Ying, was sold in Beijing Tuesday for $10.7 million USD, a new record for the sale of a Chinese painting. The record bid came from an unnamed private collector from the mainland, […]

After weeks of discreet construction, the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art opened its doors Monday in Beijing’s rejuvenated Dashanzi art district. As Beijing has become the focal point of the global art scene in recent years, the Ullens Center, or UCCA will be ground zero for some of the world’s most sought after exhibits. […]

The 8th (not annual) China Arts Festival opened in Wuhan Monday night ushering in two weeks of exhibits and performances from over 8,000 artists. Unlike national arts festivals in other countries which tend to preview new artistic endeavors, China’s festival, as the organizers have said, will showcase “the latest major achievement and fruits of […]

Monday night, for the first time ever, those Shanghai residents crazy in love with the R&B star Beyoncé Knowles will get to experience her music up close and personal at the Shanghai Grand Stage. Beyoncé’s Shanghai stop is part of the 8-stop Asia leg of her “The Beyoncé Experience” world tour, a seven-month sweep […]